In the span of just 48 hours this week, two separate juries in two different US states delivered verdicts that could reshape the entire social media industry — not because of the dollar amounts involved, but because of what those verdicts legally establish for the first time. On Tuesday, March 24, a jury in Santa Fe, New Mexico ordered Meta to pay $375 million for failing to protect children from sexual exploitation on Facebook and Instagram. Less than 24 hours later, on Wednesday, March 25, a jury in Los Angeles found both Meta and Google (YouTube) liable for engineering addiction in young users — finding them negligent in the design of their platforms and awarding a further $6 million in damages. Two days. Two states. Two juries. Both pointing at the same conclusion: that Big Tech can no longer hide behind the legal shields it has relied on for nearly three decades. This is the story of what happened, why it matters far beyond the headline numbers, and what comes next for the s...
Cafe World collectible gifts come to PetVille. You can now build your pet a mini-cafe right in your pet's home. There will be 10 collectible cafe-themed collectible items available over the next 20 days. Each item will be available as a free gift for 48 hours. The collection will include a chef, a mini-stove, a mini-table, mini-chair and a mini-sign as well. The way to receive these items as free gifts is to send them first to your friends with a wink or a nudge to get them sent back to you. Each of the 10 limited edition gifts will be available for 2 days only. Send them to your friends and hope your friends return the love and send some back. An original post by Sociolatte